The Door of No Return: The History of Cape Coast Castle and the Atlantic Slave Trade

By William St. Clair

Book Overview

Focusing primarily on Cape Coast Castle, the African headquarters of the British slave trade from 1664-1807, this thought-provoking account tells the story of the people who lived, worked, or were imprisoned within its walls, the soldiers stationed there, the negotiations with local African leaders, and the deadly diseases inside the compound.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933346051
• ISBN13: 9781933346052
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Bluebridge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.7" x 5.3"